http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/wildlife Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:38:18 -0400 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:38:18 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1335/impacts-and-assessment-of-the-endangered-snow-leopard-a-conservational-approach By Averil Jones - Overcoming the threats of the snow leopard with immediate action may be what will save this species from extinction. This report provides a brief overview both of the challenges faced by the snow leopard and the roles local people have taken in the decline and subsequent recovery of this apex predator. Panthera uncia lives across the high-alpine regions of Central Asia, with China containing most of their habitat. It is estimated that only 550,000 km2 of this territory is good quality habitat. These predators will adjust their territory size and range in accordance with their ungulate prey. Under... Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:41 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1335/impacts-and-assessment-of-the-endangered-snow-leopard-a-conservational-approach http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1239/examination-of-woodchuck-marmota-monax-burrowing-behavior-and-relationship-between-burrow-diameter-and-distance-from-water By Peter Rowe - Using data collected through field research at Tyler State Park in Pennsylvania, this study examines the characteristics of Woodchuck (Marmota monax) burrows along a creek tributary. This study finds that there is a robust positive correlation between the diameter of the burrow and this distance from the creek tributary. Using an unpaired t-test, the data was found to be significant with a p-value of 0.0003 (p< 0.05 is considered significant). A negative relationship between burrow dip angle and the distance from the creek tributary was also found and confirmed using an unpaired t-test, as... Wed, 21 Oct 2015 12:40 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1239/examination-of-woodchuck-marmota-monax-burrowing-behavior-and-relationship-between-burrow-diameter-and-distance-from-water http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/809/adaptations-and-preferences-of-wild-hummingbirds-introduced-into-a-captive-setting By Joshua Barzilai - This case study focuses on the effects of avian introductions into a captive exhibit. Two hummingbirds, Colibri coruscans (sparkling violet eared) and Anthracothorax prevostii (green breasted mango), were both observed over an 8 week period as they were reintroduced into a recently remodeled Free Flight Exhibit, located at Perching Bird house of the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to introduction, the birds were held in isolation holding. In both the zoo and isolation, the subjects were observed on their location, social proximity, and behavior. The questions of whether the subjects... Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:46 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/809/adaptations-and-preferences-of-wild-hummingbirds-introduced-into-a-captive-setting http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/807/effects-of-simulated-deer-browsing-intensity-and-fragmentation-on-regenerative-dynamics-of-acer-saccharum-marsh-sugar-maple-plants-in-temperate-forests By Ryan Miller - The deer browsing effects on the regeneration of woody plants in forested ecosystems is not fully understood. More can be learned by clipping plants in specific ways to mimic some aspect of a deer browsing regimen, especially intensity. Additionally, browsing effects are not understood in the context of fragmented forests. A fragmented forest has a "forest interior" and a "forest edge," which is the area closer to the forest edge. In this study, we simulated low and high levels of natural deer browsing intensity via "clipping" of Acer saccharum Marsh. (sugar maple) in three fragmented forests... Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:41 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/807/effects-of-simulated-deer-browsing-intensity-and-fragmentation-on-regenerative-dynamics-of-acer-saccharum-marsh-sugar-maple-plants-in-temperate-forests